This teaching package contains data on the national
characteristics of 136 nations with populations of one
million or more in 1965 and smaller countries that had become
members of the United Nations by 1968 in the period 1965-1968.
Data are provided for the political, economic, and demographic
characteristics of each nation. Political variables provide
information on the type of regime, representative character of the
regime, government stability, party fractionalization, degree of
freedom of gr... (more info)

This teaching package contains data on the national
characteristics of 136 nations with populations of one
million or more in 1965 and smaller countries that had become
members of the United Nations by 1968 in the period 1965-1968.
Data are provided for the political, economic, and demographic
characteristics of each nation. Political variables provide
information on the type of regime, representative character of the
regime, government stability, party fractionalization, degree of
freedom of group opposition and of the press, communist bloc
membership, government action against specific groups, political
violence profile, political participation of the military, and
anti-government demonstrations. Economic variables provide
information on the gross national product (GNP), expenditures
on defense and education as a percentage of the GNP, trade, and
total United States and Soviet aid received. Variables on
population characteristics include total population, urban
population, literacy rates, and ethno-linguistic fractionalization.
Other variables provide information on the number of diplomats
sent abroad, the nation's voting agreements with the United States
in the United Nations, and the degree of the nation's westernization.

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classroom use.

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